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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Vintage Hexagons

Time to share some more Hexi goodness

Here’s the quilt label which tells most of the story:

I think this quilt has a very 1970s flower power look to it. It has every sort of fabric you could think of in it, corduroy, velveteen, old ties, old table linen, woollen plaids, needle cord, cottons, silks, it’s all in there. Even some of that horrid fabric from the seventies that looked like wool but was synthetic and had a kinda knit nylon on the back of it. Oh and there some of the dreaded crimpolene in there to! Gosh was that stuff ever indestructible. I bet it’s still lurking in landfills. I tried very hard to make my inserts look like they belonged. I think I did a good job as I have trouble finding them now!

I know I did that pink centre one in the top row and the pink centred one below to the left. See that flower top left orange? I’m sure it’s made from an old linen table mat. I used to have some just like that.

This old quilt is like a jar of buttons – everyone who looks at it has a story – “oh I remember that fabric, my Mum made me a dress with that.”

I quilted it with straight lines on the diagonal through the centre of the flowers. Interesting, this created another hexagon pattern all over the top of the quilt.

Here’s a bit more to enjoy:

By the way the sides of the hexagons measure 1”. How the sewer ever managed some of theses horrid fabrics on such small hexagons I don't know

TTFN

PS Did you spot my Patchwork balls in the foreground of the top picture? I’ll tell you about those tomorrow.

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I live in beautiful Taupo, New Zealand with my sister , two fur persons (cats). I have three brothers and three sisters. I have been patch working and quilting for over 30 years. My passion is machine quilting. Quilting is the music of my life. I quilt all my own quilts. I also quilt for other people. If you like my style and would like me to quilt for you please click on my Machine Quilting Tab for further information.